Blakistonia parva
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Blakistonia |
| Species: | B. parva
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| Binomial name | |
| Blakistonia parva | |
Blakistonia parva is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2018 by Australian arachnologists Sophie Harrison, Michael Rix, Mark Harvey and Andrew Austin. The specific epithet parva comes from the Latin for "small’, with reference to its size relative to other Blakistonia species.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species occurs in northern South Australia. The type locality is Beresford Railway Station, a now derelict station on the former Central Australia Railway, south-west of Lake Eyre and 140 km north of Andamooka.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Harrison, SE; Rix, MG; Harvey, MS; Austin, AD (2018). "Systematics of the Australian spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Blakistonia Hogg (Araneae: Idiopidae)". Zootaxa. 4518 (1): 1–76 [55]. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4518.1.1. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ a b "Species Blakistonia parva Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-07-27.